Recipe: Azorean Spiced Beef Stew (using garlic, cumin, allspice and cinnamon)

AZOREAN SPICED BEEF STEW

1 pound beef stew meat
3 cups beef stock
2 potatoes, chopped in 1-inch chunks
1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in quarters
1 cup baby carrots
3 green onions, chopped
5 to 6 garlic clove, smashed and chopped
1 to 2 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 bay leaf
2 cinnamon sticks

Use 6 quart slow cooker. Put meat into stoneware. Add stock. Add potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, green onions and garlic. Stir in salt, red pepper flakes, allspice, and cumin. Float the bay leaf on top and add cinnamon stickers.

Cover crock pot and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours, or on HIGH for 6 hours.

Makes 6 servings
Source: Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking by Stephanie O'Dea